Avalanche face St. Louis Blues: NHL odds preview and stats

Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues Odds

15-23-7TEAM RECORD26-17-2

Colorado pays a visit to St. Louis on Tuesday, hoping to shut down the Blues bats in hockey action at Scottrade Center.

The Blues currently sports a record of 26-17-2. The Avalanche are 15-23-7. Betting totals have seen the Blues post a 20-20-5 OVER/UNDER record this season, while the Avalanche have gone 17-22-6 against the number.

Betting Line:Hockey odds makers at 5Dimes opened the Blues as -231 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 5 at BetOnline.

Power Rankings: The NHL Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the No. 27-rated Avalanche taking on the No. 8-rated Blues in this contest.

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How They Match Up:Offensively, the game matches up St. Louis' No. 17-ranked offense (2.6 goals per game) against a Avalanche defense that ranks No. 27 at 3.2 goals per game allowed. The Blues powerplay has clicked at a 19% rate while the Avalanche have a 81.7% rate on the penalty kill.

St. Louis lost its last outing, a 5-3 result against the Avalanche on April 21. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at +140 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Colorado Avalanche Trends:When playing on Tuesday are 4-6Before playing Buffalo are 7-3After playing St. Louis are 3-7After a win are 2-8

St. Louis Blues Trends:When playing on Tuesday are 8-2Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7After playing Colorado are 5-5After a loss are 6-4

A few Avalanche at Blues trends to consider:The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the roadColorado is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing St. LouisThe total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 15 games when playing on the road against St. LouisColorado is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against St. LouisThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 5 games at homeThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at homeSt. Louis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games

Next up:Colorado at Phoenix, Friday, April 26St. Louis home to Calgary, Thursday, April 25

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